I'd choose Balance both, as extremely readable code can slow down development if over-optimized for human understanding, while too performance-focused code can become maintenance hell.

I'd go with Balance both - in my experience, extremely readable code can sometimes be slower, but it's worth it for maintainability, whereas unreadable but performant code often gets discarded

I'd choose Balance both; readability is crucial for maintainability, but performance can't be ignored for user experience